Archie 100: The reviews are in

Archie 100: A Century of the Archibald Prize opened to the public on Sat 15 Jul. Resulting from many years of research into more than 6000 works, Archie 100 unearths captivating stories and reflects on the changing face of our nation. 

As the landmark exhibition officially opens, hear from the first to experience 100 years of Australia's most-loved portrait prize, right here on the Gold Coast.

_{Image above: Visitors in the Archie 100 exhibition at HOTA, Home of the Arts, featuring (left-right) Norman Carter Captain PG Taylor 1940, Winifred McCubbin Portrait of Vera Scantlebury Brown, OBE, MB, ChB (Melbourne) 1943, Alfreda Marcovitch Matron Muriel Doherty, RAAFNS 1948, Eric Wilson Matron MacIntosh 1942, Harold Abbott Patient awaiting plastic surgery (Private Mark O'Bryan) 1943 and Douglas Watson Despatch rider (Sergeant Rex Beggs) 1943, photo © Fullframe Photographics and Film #ArchibaldPrize @artgalleryofnsw}